The big problem is that they're without their starting frontcourt right now. LeBron James continues to rehab from the groin strain he suffered on Saturday versus the Boston Celtics, and forward Rui Hachimura and Jaxson Hayes are still out due to patellar tendinopathy and a knee contusion, respectively.

Speaking after the game, both LeBron James and Luka Doncic revealed that they picked up a hamstring tweak and a knee-to-knee shot respectively against the Timberwolves. LeBron James: “I’m good, we’ll see how I feel when I get up,

The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to get a frontline boost after their current four-game trip that winds up in Milwaukee on Thursday, March 13, and in Denver on Friday, March 14, in a grueling back-to-back schedule against the East’s No.